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Automatic cutter selection for 5-axis sculptured surface machining

Y.-S. LEE Department of Industrial Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695-7906, U.S.A
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T.-C. CHANG School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
Pages 977-998 | Published online: 25 Jun 2007

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